Powerslide

Also called power slide

What it is

A speed-control and style move: the rider turns the board sideways and slides on the wheels to scrub speed or stop.

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Lessons: 5
Channels: 3
Other stances: 2
Level: 2/5

Powerslide

How it works

At speed, the rider crouches, shifts weight forward and kicks the board 90 degrees with the back foot while leaning back.
All four wheels break traction and slide across the ground.
Releasing the pressure lets the wheels grip again and the board straightens out.

5 lessons

Learn with the pros

Pro pickHow to Powerslide on a SkateboardSkate IQ · 2026

More teachers

Lessons by the channels that made them, played on YouTube’s own player. The views count for them.

Powerslide

Other stances

The same trick from another stance. The lessons above still apply; the ones made for a stance are listed under it.

Fakie Powerslide
The lessons above apply
Switch Powerslide
The lessons above apply

Flatground basics

Grounded in Published trick lists (skate shops / trick dictionaries)

Next up

Set it
in a game.

Global SKATE: one trick, one try, days to answer. Free, in the app.